Shelby County Election Commission clears up early voting concerns [Video]

Rep. Parkinson said he had only heard from Democrats who had their votes changed to the Republican candidate. There is a simple reason why this might be happening.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As the Shelby County Election Commission sees record numbers of early voters, leadership is also trying to set the record straight.

Tennessee State Representatives G.A. Hardaway (D-Memphis), Antonio Parkinson (D-Memphis) and Shelby County Election Commissioner Venecia Kimbrow held a press conference Thursday, Oct. 17, to say that they have heard from constituents that errors are occurring when they try to cast their votes.

“We’ve received several calls from constituents who are concerned that their votes are being miscast,” said G.A. Hardaway.

The problem facing voters is where they place their fingers to vote. If someone clicks the top left corner instead of the name of the candidate they want to vote for, the machine may register the vote incorrectly.

Linda Phillips with the Shelby County Election …

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